"One by one, it will destroy them all."
No one is immune to the ring, otherwise Gandalf would have taken it from the beginning. And he's a maia, so I'm assuming the higher powers would be the only place you're going to hit immunity. Except Tom Bombadil, but that's not an issue for this thread.
I wouldn't give the ring to anyone in the Fellowship except Sam. If they didn't give it to Sam, I would expect Aragorn to take it, because Gimli and Boromir are both rash, Pippin and Merry wouldn't assert themselves, Legolas is worthless one way or another (sorry, I just don't think much of him, although he would try to take the ring), and that leaves Aragorn and Sam. If Gandalf was still around, he had already rejected it.
Sam would take it upon himself and remain pure of heart because he would view his mission as a tribute to his master. Aragorn grasps what is at stake--he has known for years. But he could be corrupted. So I'm going with Sam as the safer bet and Aragorn as the more likely bet.
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